Archaeology · Santiago de Cuba
Batería Alta de La Socapa
Batería Alta de La Socapa is an archaeological site at 19°58′19″N 75°52′38″W in Santiago de Cuba province.
Batería Alta de La Socapa: coast and water
910 m at 48°: Punta Churruca (point); 1260 m at 118°: Ensenada Gaspar (cove); 1260 m at 118°: Punta Socapa (point); 1400 m at 333°: Ensenada Don Tomás (cove); 1400 m at 333°: Punta Victorina (point); 1400 m at 333°: Punta Rompe Canillas (point).
Batería Alta de La Socapa: islands
600 m at 17°: Cayo Granma (island); 3400 m at 25°: Cayo Ratones (island); 5080 m at 13°: Cayo Paradas (island); 6070 m at 23°: Caimanes (island).
Batería Alta de La Socapa: inland
1280 m at 288°: Júcaro (locality); 1310 m at 35°: Medimarg (settlement); 1700 m at 74°: Blanco (hamlet); 2620 m at 59°: Masó (locality); 2860 m at 359°: San Juan (settlement); 3920 m at 294°: Cañones (settlement); 4210 m at 43°: Reparto Belmare (district); 4600 m at 59°: Caridad (locality); 4900 m at 59°: E San Basilio Hotel (hotel); 5020 m at 289°: Siete Vista (settlement); 5100 m at 314°: Espartillo (settlement); 5430 m at 292°: El Carmen (settlement); 5770 m at 342°: San José (locality); 6050 m at 20°: Guaos (stream); 6350 m at 45°: Reparto de la torre (district); 6480 m at 265°: Mar Verde Playa (settlement).
Batería Alta de La Socapa: distances
4210 m at 43°: Playa los Coquitos; 4850 m at 99°: Playa de Aguadores; 4940 m at 42°: Reparto Altamira; 4370 m at 86°: Antonio Maceo International Airport ; 790 m at 107°: Port of Santiago de Cuba (port); 660 m at 353°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).
Protected: 820 m at 109°: Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca; 11630 m at 95°: Biosfera ecológica Siboney-Juticí; 33450 m at 86°: Reserva de Biosfera Baconao.
Batería Alta de La Socapa: close by
590 m at 139°: Bajo Diamante (reef); 600 m at 17°: Cayo Granma (cay); 640 m at 73°: Punto de pesca (fishing); 740 m at 44°: USS Merrimac (reef); 800 m at 47°: USS Merrimac (1894) (wreck); 3200 m at 19°: Muelle de la Refinería (fishing); 3400 m at 25°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 3860 m at 34°: Embarcadero (fishing); 5080 m at 13°: Cayo Paradas (cay); 5490 m at 37°: Muelle de Granos (fishing); 6070 m at 23°: Caimanes (cay); 6770 m at 257°: Torpedero Furor (ES) (reef).
Batería Alta de La Socapa: on and around
Within 15 km: 280 guest houses & hostels, 120 schools, 93 historic & heritage, 66 factories & works, 58 stores & supermarkets, 57 clinics & polyclinics, 51 attractions, 44 theatres & arts, 39 places of worship, 28 urban parks & plazas.
0 m at 0°: Batería Alta de La Socapa (historic & heritage); 180 m at 57°: Bateria Alta de la Socapa (trails & viewpoints); 440 m at 51°: La Socapa (stations & terminals); 490 m at 29°: El Cayo (stations & terminals); 560 m at 29°: Casa de Cultura "Aurora Ochoa" (theatres & arts); 820 m at 109°: Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (parks & reserves); 830 m at 87°: Casa de Visita (guest houses & hostels); 830 m at 118°: Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro) (museums); 860 m at 96°: Murallas defensivas (historic & heritage); 870 m at 345°: Caracoles (stations & terminals); 880 m at 58°: Ciudamar (stations & terminals); 1570 m at 38°: Adria (guest houses & hostels); 1590 m at 23°: Sol y Mar (guest houses & hostels).
Batería Alta de La Socapa: notes
Leave any worked stone, shell or bone where it lies.
Getting to Batería Alta de La Socapa
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro del Morro de Santiago de Cuba stands about 1.1 km away.
Sources and data
Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.